I can confirm that. I've been using +64 numbers almost exclusively for 20 years and haven't had extra charges.

I save all my numbers with country code prefix in my mobile, can confirm no extra charges for it.

rscole86: Never had issues with Spark/skinny.

Kogan however, advice you to use 0 rather than +, so I've had to change my regular contacts to 021 etc.

I suspect it's a basic implementation of their free calling vs international calling billing detection.

+64 works just fine on Kogan.

Only network that had problems was back when spark had the old cdma network and their suggestion was to edit all your contacts before you went overseas to add the +64 yourself. Made sync on the trio I had at the time worthless.

Always use +64 on your contacts. It works everywhere you go and doesn't cost more inside the country.

richms:

 

Only network that had problems was back when spark had the old cdma network and their suggestion was to edit all your contacts before you went overseas to add the +64 yourself. Made sync on the trio I had at the time worthless.

 

Yep, I had a Nokia at the time and I had to enter all contacts as "021" etc. otherwise their name wouldn't show up when they rang. I never went overseas with it but I still remember having to remove +64 from each contact manually, and then adding it again when I got an "XT" phone the following year.

Behodar:

 

Yep, I had a Nokia at the time and I had to enter all contacts as "021" etc. otherwise their name wouldn't show up when they rang. I never went overseas with it but I still remember having to remove +64 from each contact manually, and then adding it again when I got an "XT" phone the following year.

 

I couldn't even call anyone with it on +64 - then at a later stage they made a press release about it starting to work with that in there. Was too late as I had bailed when buying a phone with a camera on it and not being able to send a MMS on that phone was apparently acceptable so took the opportunity to CGA the phone as useless and move on.

richms:

 

Only network that had problems was back when spark had the old cdma network and their suggestion was to edit all your contacts before you went overseas to add the +64 yourself. Made sync on the trio I had at the time worthless.

 

I remember pulling my hair out with this, needed +64 when roam and without it when not roaming

Was a total CF updating contacts every time I traveled with CDMA

Slightly OT: some years ago, a landline account would charge toll rates for local numbers dialled with the 04 prefix from an auto-dialler, standalone Caller-ID callback etc.

Local calls from the Caller-ID unit would get blocked on toll-barred lines because it captured the area code as well.

Hopefully the IT behind the lines is better now, although I haven't tried recently - or with the 00644 prefix!

nztim:

 

I remember pulling my hair out with this, needed +64 when roam and without it when not roaming

 

Was a total CF updating contacts every time I traveled with CDMA

 

Wouldn’t having two numbers in contacts (one with, one without, +64) have solved this problem?

eracode:

 

Wouldn’t having two numbers in contacts (one with, one without, +64) have solved this problem?

 

Not really, as that would mean you have to choose the number every time.

richms:

 

eracode:

 

Wouldn’t having two numbers in contacts (one with, one without, +64) have solved this problem?

 

 

Not really, as that would mean you have to choose the number every time.

 

Of course - but still a lot easier than editing contact numbers every time you go away and come back. One-time change.